[release] Merge Develop into Master for 2.3.2

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Proposed Changes

• Adding CONTRIBUTING.md #676
• Update simplecov-lcov 0.8.0 → 0.9.0 (major) #616
• Update syslog 0.3.0 → 0.4.0 (major) #654
• Y26-204 - Remove MySQL 8.0 from CI matrices #715
• ci: updates mysql references to 8.4 #693

Instructions for Reviewers

• Check stories are ready for release.
• Check for any database migrations.
• Check for debug code.
• Check version is appropriate.

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This PR was auto-generated on 2026-08-23T20:43:36+01:00

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Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 69.73%. Comparing base (7f3a9c6) to head (12c33c1).
⚠️ Report is 32 commits behind head on master.

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